
IN A SCENE resembling the depths of hell, a surge of magma escapes volcano Erta Ale in Ethiopia resulting in a dramatic flood of lava
AN adventurer has documented his 5,000 miles journey aboard a 100-year-old ship, sailing from Argentina to Antarctica to Cape Town
FROM giant hailstorms to destructive tornados, one storm chaser has documented America’s wildest weather throughout the course of 2016
THIS one million-year-old sacred lake was created when a giant meteorite crash landed in what was once a lush rainforest
THESE fiery images offer a glimpse inside the 'Gateway To Hell' - one of the world’s oldest continuously active lava lakes
A hungry cow chews on a garden snake to the horror of her watching owner
TWO 40 tonne humpback whales put on a show to remember for the inhabitants of this small boat - at one point coming so close that they accidentally collided with it
HAVING already flipped one lion, a never-say-die buffalo found an ingenious way to shake off its second attacker - by using its horns to puncture a car tyre
THESE rare nacreous clouds illuminate the sky like something from a science-fiction movie
A BRAVE diver puts his hands next to the mouth of a dusky shark to remove a hook - after first hypnotising the predator
A DISTRESSED elephant tries to protect her unconscious baby in a heartbreaking display of motherly love
A VOLCANO shoots huge plumes of dark ash cloud into the air - creating dramatic bolts of lightning
A HUNGRY leopard snatches an unsuspecting bird out of the air – before losing its grip and allowing its prey to make a miraculous escape
A WILDLIFE photographer was treated to a free car wash by a salt loving moose and her calf
A POWERFUL tiger launches itself at its keeper - before the pair make an almighty splash into a swimming pool
A NAIVE shark gets taught not to jump the food queue - as it finds itself snatched up in the jaws of a huge great white
A GREAT white shark demonstrates the power of its infamous jaws – but loses one of its razor sharp teeth in the process
FEARLESS divers swim without a cage to film some of the world’s largest sharks feeding on a whale carcass
THIS is the thirsty elephant in the room everyone is talking about
A BOAT full of lucky tourists get the chance to meet a friendly group of grey whales
A GIANT manta ray gave a British diver a show of thanks - after he untangled it from a commercial fishing line
WITH a few tentative steps, young orangutan Budi is on the road to recovery
A FRIENDLY humpback whale appears to say ‘hello’ as it waves its pectoral fin into the air
A SEA LION hops on board the back of a boat for a spot of supper
AN OPPORTUNISTIC orangutan scrubs herself clean with a bar of soap – which she stole from a nearby boat
FOR most people swimming with whales is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but these children as young as four have grown up with the magnificent mammals
A GREAT white shark desperately fights for its life - after being caught by a fisherman's hook
THEY say a dog is a man’s best friend – but Zion the lion begs to differ
A HEROIC team of vets successfully treat a giraffe after it was caught in a poacher's deadly snare
A COUPLE got a shock when they returned to their hotel room to find a wild giraffe drinking from their SWIMMING POOL
A FEROCIOUS great white shark heads straight for the camera - and ends up with a sore head after colliding with a diving cage
THE selfie trend has been embraced by everyone from astronauts and fighter pilots to world leaders and even the POPE
A TRANQUIL diving trip ended abruptly when a sea lion got too close for comfort
A BRITISH diver used a flying drone to capture incredible footage of a humpback whale and her calf swimming off the coast of Tonga.
RAVENOUS wild dogs had their meal whisked away from under their eyes - by a hungry CROCODILE.
A jaguar stuns a caiman - by ambushing it from a river, creeping up just like a crocodile